Jewish Hospital 200 Abraham Flexner Way Louisville KY 40202 On Jun 16, 2013, at 6:14 AM, FranL. wrote:
> Address of Jewish Hospital? I assume a card would get to her even without a > room number... Thanks. > > > On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 2:40 AM, Profile/Insight <[email protected]> > wrote: > A sad story, but oh what a testimony to the human spirit....thank you > Jonathan for opening the door and letting us learn. I'll be praying for her. > > John > > > On Jun 15, 2013, at 11:00 PM, Jonathan Fletcher <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Everybody here knows Marta Edie and her occasional contributions to our > > conversations. Marta is 86, and while she has been know to be quite the Mac > > techie in her day (indeed she has several Macs in her home), lately she has > > been faltering from ill health and failing faculties. > > > > Marta fell in her home the other day and is at Jewish Hospital and the last > > I heard was that they believe she broke her hip and were planning surgery. > > She faces treatment and recovery made much more difficult by her age and > > health. > > > > I know she has no access to a computer right now, but that when she gets > > back to one and sees this will give me grief for telling on her, but I > > thought you all should know and have the opportunity to pray for her > > comfort and the success of her treatment. > > > > Marta's life would make an interesting read, beginning as it does in > > pre-Nazi Germany, through the war, her "leap of faith" (as she calls it) to > > leave everything behind to come to the United States as the wife of an > > American Serviceman, her decades as a well-known professor in U of L's > > language department, her work to expand the world of her students and the > > City of Louisville to a more global perspective, and more than a few honors > > and accolades from all corners. > > > > Marta has outlived her only child, her husband, all relatives, all her > > friends and is quite lonely these days rattling around in her now empty > > house filled with only the memories of hosted student overnights, > > philosophy groups, politicians, industrialists, and a lot of people who > > were simply entranced by Louisville's dynamic gift from Dietz, Germany. > > > > Please remember our fallen comrade (!) as she faces a tough recuperation. > > > > Thanks! > > > > -- > > Jonathan Fletcher > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > MacGroup mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup > > > > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup > > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
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